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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: What You Should Know Before You Sign The Consent Form For A Hysterectomy
If you suffer from dysfunctional uterine bleeding, you know how distressing and inconvenient it can be. Out of desperation, you may try to convince your gynecologist to perform a hysterectomy without trying alternative methods to stop the excessive bleeding. A hysterectomy is major surgery and is not without risks. Other options may help control the bleeding without the risks factors associated with undergoing a surgical procedure. Symptoms Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, commonly referred to as DUB, is any bleeding that occurs apart from your normal monthly period.
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Why You Should Give Up The Excuses And Get A Colonoscopy Already
When it comes to taking care of your health as you age, the process is not always particularly pleasant. For women, you add the annual mammogram to your roster of routine examinations every year. For men, it's the annual prostate exam. And for both men and women, doctors recommend you get a regular colonoscopy starting at around age 50. Depending on your risk factors, they will recommend colonoscopy exams every five or ten years.
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How To Prevent Tooth Decay While Bottle Feeding
Tooth decay in children usually happens with those that drink from bottles. It happens when a sugary drink stays inside the mouth of a child for an extended period of time without cleaning their teeth or gums. If this happens often enough, the sugars can slowly cause your child's teeth to decay. In order to prevent tooth decay from happening, be sure to follow these tips. Breast Feed Your Child
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5 Tips To Help Your Vision
Being able to see well as possible is critical to your quality of life. You use your vision day in and day out and working to protect it is important. There is a variety of things you can regularly do that can decrease the deterioration of your eyesight. Knowing specific tips that will allow your vision to improve can help with the overall quality of your life. Tip #1: Eat better
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Understanding End-Stage Renal Failure And How Medicare Helps Patients Afford Short-Term Rehabilitative Services
End-Stage Renal Failure is no longer the death sentence that it once was. Management regimens for people with this disease can be costly, but thankfully, Medicare covers many of the expenses associated not just with the treatments, but the short-term rehabilitative services as well. What is End-Stage Renal Failure? When a person's kidneys fail, that person is said to suffer from "End-Stage Renal Failure." The disease is "acute," meaning that it happens suddenly.
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Good Vision Is Especially Essential For Elderly Drivers
According to All About Vision, car accidents are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 65 to 75. While it's hard to determine exactly how these car accidents happen, experts believe that a lot of the accidents are caused by poor vision problems. If you want to avoid becoming a statistic, you may want to get your eyes checked by an eye doctor. What Happens To Eyes As They Age?
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4 Signs Your Body Isn't Getting The Nutrients It Needs During Pregnancy
When you are pregnant, you want to be sure that you do everything that you can to keep you and your baby as happy and healthy as possible at all times. There are many expectant mothers that do not realize the effects that poor dietary choices can have on them and their unborn child. Below are a few signs that you may not be making the best dietary choices possible and a few things that you can do to ensure you make healthy dietary choices when you are pregnant.
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